Thursday, January 21 to Saturday, March 6 9am-9pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call 615-740-5600) A variety of art exhibits in a variety of mediums will open with a lecture at 5pm followed by a reception at 6pm at the Renaissance Center. Works include pieces in wood, water, paper & more.? ??? ?? ? The Renaissance Center, 855 Hwy 46 S. , Dickson; 615-740-5545 www.rcenter.org amanda.dillingham@rcenter.org

Tuesday, January 26 to Thursday, May 13 contact venue for gallery hours, NOTE: gallery closed for Spring Break March 6th – March 14th price: Free ‘Eye & Mind: A Legacy of Art Collecting Vanderbilt University’, an exhibit illustrating the breadth & depth of the university’s collection will continue through May 13th in Cohen Memorial Hall on the Vanderbilt Peabody Campus. Fine Arts Gallery in Cohen Memorial Hall of Vanderbilt Peabody Campus, 1220 21st Avenue South, Nashville; 615/322-0605 www.vanderbilt.edu/gallery

Friday, January 29 to Sunday, April 25 Contact venue for gallery hours ‘Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece’, an exhibition exploring the human need for heroes through the arts of one of the oldest & most influential cultures in history, will open in the Frist Centerís Upper-Level Galleries Jan. 29th, and remain on view through April 25, 2010. The exhibit will feature more than 100 works, including statues, reliefs, vases, bronzes and jewelry made between the sixth and first centuries BCE. Included are both mythological heroes, among them Herakles, Achilles, Odysseus and Helen, and mortal heroes, including warriors, athletes and rulers.? Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org

Monday, February 1 to Sunday, February 28 contact venue price: free Birdhouses painted & decorated by local artists & celebrities will be displayed through Feb. 28th at Green Hills Library. They will later be sold at an auction for the W.O. Smith School of Music.? ?? Green Hills Library, 3701 Benham Avenue, Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov

Monday, February 1 to Saturday, May 22 contact venue price: Free The exhibit ‘Visions & Voices: The Civil Rights Movement in Nashville TN, Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Nashville Sit-in Movement’ will be displayed at Nashville Public Library downtown through May 22nd. An opening reception will correspond with the February 13th program from Special Collections for the 50th anniversary of Nashville Sit-ins & African American history month.? ? ? ?? Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov

Thursday, February 4 to Friday, February 26 5-9pm price: Free Every Thursday & Friday night of February, 5-9pm in spirit of the Greek agora (place of assembly), visitors will be invited to use materials provided to make a piece of art and exchange it for a piece of art on tables in the Frist Centerís Grand Lobby. ? ?? ? The Frist Center for Visual Arts, 919 Broadway?, Nashville?; 744-3331? www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org

Thursday, February 4 to Sunday, May 16 Tue. – Sat., 10am – 5pm, Sun., 1 – 5pm.? price: Free The exhibit ‘We Shall Not Be Moved: The 50th Anniversary of Tennesseeís Civil Rights Sit-Ins’ will be Feb. 4th – May 16th at Tennessee State Museum.? ?? ? ? Tennessee State Museum?, 5th & Deaderick Streets?, Nashville; www.tnmuseum.org

Thursday, February 4 to Wednesday, June 30 8m-4pm price: Free The exhibit ‘Mark Twain: An American Original’ will be displayed through June 30th at Vanderbilt Library’s Special Collections. ?? ? ?? Vanderbilt Special Collections, 419 21st Avenue South, Nashville; 615-322-2807 www.library.vanderbilt.edu www.twainandtwang.org

Monday, February 15 to Thursday, March 4 gallery hours 9am – 4pm M-TH, 9am-noon Fri. opening reception 6-8pm Feb. 15th price: Free A exhibit of original prints – wood engravings, etchings, lithographs and screen prints will be at MTSU in the Todd Hall Art Gallery Feb. 15th – March 4th. An opening reception will be 6-8pm Feb. 15th. Todd Hall Art Gallery?, 1301 E Main Street – Campus of MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN; 898-5653 frank.mtsu.edu/~art/barngallery/index.html? enyder@mtsu.edu

Friday, February 19 to Saturday, February 20 Fri., 2/19, 10am -8pm, Sat., 2/20, 10am – 5pm. price: $10 (for tickets/registration call 314-962-8580) The Re-Flowering of American Folk Art ñ Gallery Exhibit will be at Heart of Country Antiques Show, February 18th-20th, at Opryland Hotel in Nashville.??? Gaylord Opryland Hotel?, 2800 Opryland Way, Nashville; www.heartofcountry.com susan@heartofcountry.com

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Monday, February 8 8pm discussion, 8:30pm performance price: Free Music for soprano, horn & piano will be showcased at the next ‘Blair Nightcap’ event beginning at 8pm in Turner Hall at the Blair School. Musicologist Jim Lovensheimer will lead a pre-concert discussion followed by a concert of works by Richard Strauss, Cooke, Sargon, Silverman, and Kern. Performers will include Gayle Shay, soprano, Leslie Norton, horn, and Melissa Rose, piano.???? Turner Recital Hall at the Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore, Nashville; 615-322-7651 www.vanderbilt.edu/Blair/calevents/index.html christine.m.smith.3@vanderbilt.edu

Tuesday, February 9 7pm price: n/a Pianist Leon Fleischer will join the Blair String Quartet for an open rehearsal of Brahms Piano Quintet, beginning 7pm in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. The evening will also feature a screening of a documentary film ‘Two Hands about the pianist and his recovery from paralysis of one of his hands. Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore Avenue, Nashville;

Tuesday, February 9 8pm price: Free Oboist Roger Wiesmeyer and friends will perform three works by composer John Marvin: Trio for 2 oboes and English horn, 8pm in Steve & Judy Turner Recital Hall at the Blair School of Music.? ?? ? Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore, Nashville; 615-322-7651 www.vanderbilt.edu/Blair/calevents/index.html? christine.m.smith.3@vanderbilt.edu

Thursday, February 11 8pm price: $12 ($5 for students w/ID) ALIAS Chamber Ensemble will perform works by Deborah Kavasch, Anton Arensky, Peter Schickele and more, 8pm at Blair School of Music’s Turner Recital Hall. The concert will feature a variety of instrumental combinations and a vocal performance.? ???? Steve & Judy Turner Recital Hall, 2400 Blakemore Ave, Nashville; www.aliasmusic.org info@aliasmusic.org

Friday, February 12 8pm price: Free A concert by the Vanderbilt Symphonic Choir, Blair Chamber Choir and Collegium Vocale will be 8pm in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. David Childs will direct the choral concert which will feature works by Whitacre, Brunner & Bernstein.? ??? ? Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore, Nashville; 615-322-7651 www.vanderbilt.edu/Blair/calevents/index.html christine.m.smith.3@vanderbilt.edu

Sunday, February 14 3pm price: $30 (for tickets/registration call 800-838-3006) Grammy Award winning vocal group The Kingís Singers will perform a Valentineís Day Concert 3pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church on West End Avenue in Nashville.??? Westminster Presbyterian Church?, 3900 West End , Nashville; 615-465-3806 www.classicsonline.com/promos/KingsSingers.html www.brownpapertickets.com/event/95281 krach@naxosusa.com

Monday, February 15 8pm price: Free The ‘Atlantic Ensemble’ & guests will perform music by Charles Ruggiero and Aaron Copland, 8pm in Turner Recital Hall at the Blair School of Music. ? ???? Turner Recital Hall at Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore Avenue, Nashville; 615-322-7651 www.vanderbilt.edu/Blair/calevents/index.html? christine.m.smith.3@vanderbilt.edu

Friday, February 19 pre-concert lecture 7:15pm, concert at 8pm price: Free, but must be reserved in advance (for tickets/registration call 615-322-7651) The Blakemore Trio will perform the world premiere performance of Susan Botti’s ‘Gates of Silence,’ made up of three compositions: ‘Lament: The Fallen City’ for violin & piano; ‘The Journey without Her’ for piano trio; & ‘Dido Refuses to Speak’ for piano trio & soprano with text by Linda Gregerson, National Book Award Finalist. Also on the program will be Shostakovich’s Trio No. 1 & Mendelssohn’s Trio No. 1. A pre-concert lecture will be at 7:15pm followed by the concert at 8pm in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. This event is free, reservations required in advance.? ?? Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore Avenue, Nashville; 615-322-7656 blair.vanderbilt.edu/?

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Sunday, January 10 to Sunday, May 9 3pm price: Free Nashville Jazz Workshop and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts will host the fourth season of it’s live jazz series spotlighting a significant artist, composer, or period of jazz history, 3pm at the Frist Center. First in the series will be Lori Mechem & Ritmos Picantes Sunday, January 10, celebrating ‘Antonio Carlos Jobim: 50 Years of Bossa Nova.’ ?Sunday, February 14th will celebrate Black History Month with a tribute to Ella Fitgerald. ?March 14th will focus on the life and music of John Coltrane, and April 11th spotlights Charles Mingus.?The series will close in May with an encore presentation for children of ‘Ellingtown,’ the puppet show produced jointly by the Jazz Workshop and Nashville Public Library. The Frist Center, 919 Broadway, Nashville; 615-242-5299 www.nashvillejazz.org info@nashvillejazz.org

Tuesday, February 16 7:30pm-9:30pm price: Free, deserts & water available to purchase A jazz jam featuring Belmont University faculty jazz musicians will be 7:30-9:30pm at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 525 Sneed Road. The public will be welcome to listen or bring an instrument and join in. ?? Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 525 Sneed Rd?, Nashville; 615-673-6289 www.holytrinitynashville.com? holytlutheran@comcast.net

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Friday, November 6 to Saturday, February 27 by appointment price: Free The Lipscomb University Department of Music will hold scholarship auditions on Nov. 6, Feb. 13 and Feb 27 at the university campus, located in Green Hills on Granny White Pike. Audition times are made by appointment.??(Music scholarships are available in voice, piano, woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings and guitar. Scholarships are available to students who want to major or minor in music, worship ministry majors and students who want to participate in ensembles including concert band, chorus, piano and strings). ? Lipscomb University, One University Park Drive, Nashville; 615-966-5932 Marilyn.Smith@lipscomb.edu

Friday, December 4 to Friday, December 3 6pm the first Friday of each month price: n/a Christ Church Cathedral will host ‘First Friday Sacred Soul Space’, the first Friday of each month, celebrating the current season with contemporary worship based on ‘The Book of Common Prayer.’ Special guest artists will appear monthly, along with the Gallery Musicians and the Epiphany Dance Company. Childcare is provided and a reception follows the service. ? ?? ?? Christ Church Cathedral?, 900 Broadway, Nashville; 615-255-7729? www.christcathedral.org kwilliams@christcathedral.org

Thursday, February 11 7pm price: $20, $30, $50 (for tickets/registration call 966/615-7077?) Lipscomb University will host its inaugural ‘Music from the Mountain’ concert honoring Mother Maybelle Carter, 7pm at Collins Alumni Auditorium. Scheduled performers will include Del McCoury, Tom T. Hall, The Whites and the Gatlin Brothers. Tickets at Ticketmaster the Allen Arena box office. Collins Alumni Auditorium, One University Park Drive?, Nashville?; 615/966-6609? www.lipscomb.edu www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&q=collins+auditorium&search nan.hensley@lipscomb.edu

Thursday, February 11 7pm price: Free ‘Vive L’Amour’, a choral Valentine’s Concert will be performed by Wilson Central High School Chorus, 7pm at the school in Lebanon.? ? Wilson Central High School , 419 Wilcat Way, Lebanon, TN; 615-453-4600 Ext. 3079

Friday, February 12 to Saturday, February 13 Feb. 12th-7:30pm, Feb. 13th-7pm price: $10 The Opera, ‘Elixor of Love’ will be performed Feb. 12th & 13th in T. Earl Hinton Hall of the Wright Music Building at MTSU. T. Earl Hinton Hall of the Wright Music Building , MTSU, Murfreesboro; 615-494-7628? chudd@mtsu.edu

Tuesday, February 16 7:30pm price: Free Bluegrass and klezmer composer-musician Andy Statman will perform with drummer Larry Eagle & bassist James Whitney, 7:30pm at Vanderbilt Divinity School in the Reading Room.?? Room 124 at Vanderbilt Divinity School, 411 21st Avenue South, Nashville; 615-385-0220 raccvu@gmail.com

Tuesday, February 16 7pm price: $10 ‘Hillbillies for Haiti’, a concert for Haitian relief featuring, Webb Wilder & the Beatnecks, Stacie Collins, Peter Cooper, Steve Forbert, Mike Henderson, Bill Lloyd, Gary Nicholson, Colin Linden, Anne McCue and more will begin 7pm at Mercy Lounge at 1 Cannery Row.? ??? Mercy Lounge, 1 Cannery Row, Nashville; 615/401-2728 www.care.org/?

Wednesday, February 17 7pm price: Free Musician Ted Pearce will perform a concert of praise at Kol Dodi Messianic Congregation at Calvary Baptist Church, 101 Bowling Ave., Wed., Feb. 17th at 7pm. ? ??? Calvary Baptist Church, 101 Bowling Avenue, Nashville; 615-426-6043? www.koldodi.org www.tedpearce.com ? calendar@koldodi.org

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Saturday, September 12 to Saturday, April 3 2pm Sept. 12th, Oct. 3rd price: Free at Customs House Museum (donations), $2 at APSU ‘Southern Circuit: Tour of Independent Filmakers’ a series of narrative & documentary films will be screened at the Customs House Museum and Austin Peay State University’s Clement Auditorium this fall & next spring. Details at www.southarts.org.??? Customs House Museum Sept. 12th, Oct. 3rd & Nov. 7th; APSU Clement Auditorium Feb. 6th, March 6th & April 3rd, www.southarts.org, Clarksville; 931-221-7876 or 931-221-7597 www.southarts.org.

Friday, January 29 to Sunday, February 14 price: $15 adults, $12 sr. & students, $10 children under 12? (for tickets/registration call 615/826-6037) Steeple Players will perform their stage production of ‘Footloose’ based on the 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon, Jan. 29th-Feb. 14th at their theatre in Hendersonville.?The play contains language & subject matter that may not be suitable for all ages, parental guidance recommended. ? ? Steeple Players, 260 West Main St, Ste. 204, Hendersonville, TN; http://www. steepleplayers.org victoria@steepleplayers.org

Monday, February 1 to Monday, February 8 6-9pm price: $55 for both sessions; $35 for session 1 only A two session actor’s workshop on ‘Essential Shakespeare’ will be Feb. 1st & 8th, 6-9pm at Tennessee Repertory Theatre studios in the NPT building.? ?? Nashville Public Television Building, 161 Rains Ave, Nashville?; 615-349-3217? www.tennesseerep.org lauren@tennesseerep.org

Thursday, February 4 to Saturday, February 20 house opens at 7pm, show at 8pm, Valentineís Day 2pm matinee, House will open 1pm price: $25 per person, Desserts & Bar Service available. No buffet will be offered. (for tickets/registration call 615-646-9977 EXT 0) ‘john & jen’, a musical by Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald starring Patrick Waller & Martha Wilkinson will be Feb. 4th -20th at Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theater.? ??? Backstage at the Barn, Located at Chaffinís Barn Dinner Theatre ?, 8204 Hwy 100, Nashville; www.3Psproductions.com www.dinnertheatre.com jpeppers02@3psproductions.com

Thursday, February 4 to Thursday, February 25 6pm, details at www.apsu.edu/InternationalEd/ price: Free A French film festival will be at Austin Peay State University’s Clement Auditorium Feb. 4th – Feb. 25th on selected dates. Complete details at www.apsu.edu/InternationalEd/. Films will be open to the community and subtitled in English. ? ?? Austin Peay State University, Clement Auditorium, 601 College St., Clarksvile, TN; 931-221-6851 www.apsu.edu/InternationalEd/ InternationalEd@apsu.edu

Friday, February 5 to Friday, February 12 7:30pm price: $15 adults, $12 seniors, $10 students (for tickets/registration call 931-528-1313) ‘Batboy: The Musical’ will be performed 7:30pm Feb. 5th -12th at the Cookeville Performing Arts Center.??? ? Cookeville Performing Arts Center, 10 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN; www.cpactn.com ? www.batboynews.com? dramacenter@cookeville-tn.org

Friday, February 5 to Saturday, February 27 7:30pm doors open, 8pm showtime, Sunday matinees: doors open 2pm, show at 2:30pm price: $20 adults, $18 seniors 60 +, $16 students (for tickets/registration call 615-221-1174) The play ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ by Ken Ludwig will be performed Feb. 5th – Feb. 27th at Towne Centre Theatre in Brentwood. ?The work, set in 1953, looks at the lives of George & Charlotte Hay, a theatrical couple. Towne Centre Theatre, 135 Frierson Street, Brentwood; www.townecentretheatre.com

Tuesday, February 9 8pm price: Free A staged performance of Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ accompanied by the music of Felix Mendelssohn will be 8pm in Guerry Auditorium at Sewanee.? ?? ? Guerry Auditorium, Georgia Avenue, Sewanee, TN; 931-598-1984

Wednesday, February 10 7-9pm price: Free The documentary film, ‘Sam Cooke: Legend’ will be shown at Vanderbilt’s Sarratt Cinema, 7-9pm. Author Peter Guralnick will introduce the film and facilitate a discussion following.? ?? ?? Sarratt Cinema, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Sarratt Student Center, Nashville; (615) 322-6400 www.vanderbilt.edu/internationallens joel.logiudice@vanderbilt.edu

Friday, February 12 to Sunday, February 14 7pm price: $10 general admission, $5 for students with IDs (for tickets/registration call 615-322-2425) Readings of ‘A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer’, a collection of monologues by authors & playwrights by Eve Ensler & Mollie Doyle will be 7pm Feb. 12th – 14th at Sarrat Cinema on the Vanderbilt Campus.?? ?? Sarratt Cinema, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville; www.vanderbilt.edu/WomensCenter/

Thursday, February 18 to Saturday, February 20 4pm (Th), 7pm.(F), 4pm (S) price: $8 (for tickets/registration call 615-356-5510) Harding Academy will present the musical ‘Annie’, Feb. 18th-20th. ? ?? Harding Academy, 170 Windsor Dr, Nashville; www.hardingacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=527566&sdb=1?

Friday, February 26 to Sunday, March 14 contact venue for show times, Feb. 26, 27, 28, March 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 14th. Special Motherís Day Out shows March 3rd & March 9th price: $15 Adults/$12 Students & Seniors (for tickets/registration call 615-681-7220) Tennessee Women’s Theater Project will present the regional premiere of ‘Secrets of a Soccer Mom’, a play suitable for all ages by Kathleen Clark, Feb. 26th – March 14th.???? Z. Alexander Looby Theater, 2301 Rosa L Parks (formerly MetroCenter) Blvd., ; www.twtp.org? chris@twtp.org?

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Saturday, February 6 to Sunday, February 21 various, details at www.ChineseArtsAlliance.org The Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville will perform traditional Chinese lion dancing and drumming at various locations in Middle Tennesee, Feb. 6th-21st. Complete details at www.ChineseArtsAlliance.org?? ? various, details at www.ChineseArtsAlliance.org, , ; 615 292-6204? www.ChineseArtsAlliance.org

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Friday, February 5 to Saturday, March 6 9:30, 10:30, 11:30am Fridays & Saturdays, EXCEPT Feb. 20th & 27th price: Free The tale of the ‘Princess and the Frog’ will be retold in a musical production featuring the Tom Tichenor Marionettes, Friday & Saturday mornings at Nashville Public Library downtown in the Children’s Theater.? ? ?? Nashville Public Library downtown in the Children’s Theater., 615 Church Street, Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov

Saturday, February 13 10:30am, 1:00pm, or 3:00pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call 615.744.3357 to reserve a space) The Frist Center Kid’s Club will create ‘Story Boxes’ at 10:30am, 1pm & 3pm at the Frist Center Studios.? ?? The Frist Center for Visual Arts, 919 Broadway?, Nashville; 744-3331 www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org

Monday, February 15 10:30am price: Free A Story Time for pre-kindergarten children & their families will be 10:30am at The Frist Center ? ?? The Frist Center for Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; 744-3331 www.fristcenter.org

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Monday, February 15 1-2:30pm price: $7/person in advance; $10/person at the gate (for tickets/registration call 615-370-4672) A ‘President’s Day Big Tree Hike’ featuring trees growing before George Washington will be 1-2:30pm at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary. Participants are asked to dress in patriotic colors and a prize will be given to any child who can recite the first sentence of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.? ?? ? Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Road, Brentwood; www.owlshill.org www.owlshill.org/programregistration? www.owlshill.org/adultprograms owlshill@bellsouth.net

Thursday, February 18 7pm price: Free The Tennessee Ornithological Society will present a ‘Scenic Scotland and its Bonnie Birds’ program given by Frank Fekel, 7pm at Radnor Lake visitor’s center. Frank will highlight land and sea birds in the backdrop of historic places & scenery of St. Andrews, Iona Island, Falkland Castle, and Edinburgh.? ? ? Radnor Lake visitor’s center, 1160 Otter Creek Rd.?, Nashville; 615-794-1184 www.mindspring.com/~tnwarbler/NTOS/NTOS.ht

Saturday, February 20 7:30am price: Free The Tennessee Ornithological Society will host a birding field trip to the Bellevue Community Church property. Participants will meet at the Bellevue Park-N-Ride at 7:30 a.m. Novice to expert birders welcome. ? ??? Bellevue Park-N-Ride, Coley Davis Rd, Nashville/Bellevue; 615-794-1184 www.mindspring.com/~tnwarbler/NTOS/NTOS.html?

Saturday, February 20 9am-noon price: $7/person in advance; $10/person at the gate (for tickets/registration call 615-370-4672) A ‘Bluebird Workshop’ discussing how to prepare nest boxes and an inspection of different styles of boxes on nature trails will be 9am-noon at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary.? ?? ? Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Road, Brentwood; www.owlshill.org www.owlshill.org/programregistration? www.owlshill.org/adultprograms owlshill@bellsouth.net

Tuesday, February 23 5-10pm price: Free The Cumberland Astronomical Society will host a free public star party, weather permitting 5-10pm, Sat., Jan. 23rd, at Lock 4 Park, in Gallatin, Tennessee. Telescopes and binoculars will be set up to view the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and many stars.? ? ? ??? ?? Lock 4 Park, Lock 4 Road, Gallatin; 210-9252

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Friday, October 2 to Friday, April 2 3-5pm the first Friday of each month through April 2nd 2010 except Jan. 1st, 2010 price: Free A Princeton Review expert will be in the Teen Center of Nashville Public Library downtown, 3-5pm on the first Friday of every month to answer questions and give advice about the college admissions process and standardized exams. Students & parents are welcome.??? Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov

Thursday, October 15 to Thursday, March 18 Noon – 1:30pm price: Free admission (for tickets/registration call 615-373-2900 to register) A free seminar on Successful Skills for Parenting an ADHD Child will be noon-1pm the third Thursday of each month at the Maryland Farms YMCA.??? ? ? Maryland Farms YMCA, 5101 Maryland Way, Brentwood ; www.mylearnlab.com www.ymcamidtn.org cdouglas@ymcamidtn.org

Friday, January 1 to Wednesday, March 31 Tues. & Thurs. evenings price: $35 – $60 depending on number of sessions A variety of classes in music, literature, the arts, career, health and more will be Tues. & Thurs. evenings Jan. – March at University School of Nashville. Contact the school for details.? ?? University School of Nashville, 2000 Edgehill Avenue, Nashville; (615)292-2214

Wednesday, January 6 to Wednesday, February 10 6:30pm-8pm Wednesdays price: $30 (for tickets/registration call 615-324-7256) A divorce recovery program, for rebuilding after divorce will be 6:30pm-8pm Wednesdays at Brentwood United Methodist Church Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Road, Brentwood; www.bumc.net kcleek@bumc.net

Thursday, January 7 to Thursday, March 25 6pm-7:30pm price: Offering A bible study program will be Thursdays Jan. 7th – March 25th, 6pm-7:30pm at First Church Unity.? ?? ? First Church Unity-house classroom, 5125 Franklin Pike?, Nashville; 615-333-1323 www.firstchurchunity.org jaytyler@comcast.net

Sunday, January 10 to Sunday, February 14 6:30pm-8:30pm price: $120 for series, $25 drop in A series of pre & postnatal yoga classes will be 6:30pm-8:30pm Sundays, Jan. 10th-Feb. 14th at Kali Yuga Yoga in East Nashville.?? ? Kali Yuga Yoga, 1011 Fatherland Street, East Nashville; (615)260-5361 info@kaliyugayoga.com

Wednesday, January 13 to Wednesday, February 17 Wednesdays, 6am-7:15am? price: $30 for series, $6 drop-in An early riser yoga program will be Wednesdays Jan. 13th- Feb. 17th, 6am-7:15am at Kali Yuga Yoga, 1011 Fatherland Street in East Nashville.? ?? , , ; 615-260-5361 www.kaliyugayoga.com? info@kaliyugayoga.com

Thursday, January 21 to Thursday, February 11 12:30-3:30 pm price: $90 (for tickets/registration call 615-370-4672) Artist Charles Brindley will teach a four part drawing workshop for all levels, Thursdays, Jan. 21st -Feb 11th, 12:30pm-2:30pm at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary. ???? Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Road, Brentwood?; www.owlshill.org

Tuesday, January 26 to Wednesday, March 10 6:30 – 8:30pm price: $25 for all six sessions? The Diversity in Dialogue Circles Winter 2010 Series featuring dialogues on Racism & Immigration will be select evenings 6:30-8:30 Feb. 1st -March 10th at Scarritt-Bennett Center. Complete details at www.scarrittbennett.org. Registration deadline is Jan. 26th. ?? ? ? Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. South, Nashville; 340-7557 www.scarrittbennett.org/programs/divdialogue.aspx dholland@scarrittbennett.org

Wednesday, February 3 to Wednesday, March 24 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. (Wednesdays – separate classes) price: $130 (all eight classes) or $22 per class? (for tickets/registration call 615-356-0174?) Dr. Mitch Johnson will lead the eight-week course, ‘The Principles of Successful Living I’, on eight consecutive Wednesdays Feb. 3rd-March 24th at the Nashville Center for Spiritual Living, 6705 Charlotte Pike in west Nashville. ?? ? Nashville Center for Spiritual Living, 6705 Charlotte Pike, Nashville; www.nashvillecsl.org meredith@nashvillecsl.org

Wednesday, February 3 to Wednesday, April 28 6:30pm – 8:30pm price: $12 (for tickets/registration call 944-4011) A non-denominational DivorceCare Support Group, which can be joined at any time will be Wednesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm Feb. 3rd – April 28th at Belmont Church. Free child care available. To register or for more info, 256-2123.? ?? Belmont Church, 68 16th Avenue, South (Music Square East), Nashville?; andrew.dunn@hcahealthcare.com

Saturday, February 6 to Saturday, February 20 10am-11:30am price: Free A Job Search Assistance Program exploring helpful websites, posting resumes, time management, interviews and more will be 10am -11:30am Feb. 6th & 20th at Madison Public Library on Gallatin Road.??? ? Madison Library?, 610 Gallatin Pike South, Madison; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov

Saturday, February 6 to Saturday, March 6 9:30am -11:30am price: $50 for entire series (for tickets/registration call 615/936-5964) A lecture series entitled ‘Eye & Mind: Lectures on Art Works from the Vanderbilt Collection’, will be five consecutive Saturdays, Feb. 6th through March 6th, 9:30am-11:30am in Cohen Memorial Hall on the Vanderbilt Peabody Campus. Cohen Memorial Hall of Vanderbilt Peabody Campus, 1220 21st Avenue South, Nashville; 615/322-0605 www.vanderbilt.edu/gallery martin.rapisarda@vnaderbilt.edu

Monday, February 8 6-8pm price: Free Artist Michael McBride will talk about his journey in art during the free educational program of the Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC), ‘Art: Up Close & Personal,’ Mon., Feb. 8th, 6 – 8pm in the Williamson County Public Library.? ? ??? Williamson County Main Library, 1314 Columbia Avenue, Franklin; (615) 428-3845 www.artscouncilwc.org info@artscouncilwc.org

Monday, February 8 to Friday, March 12 2:30-4pm price: $50 (for tickets/registration call 615-966-5733 ) Lipscomb University’s Lifelong Learning Program will present a five-week course on Screwball Comedies Feb. 8th-March 12th.?This class will discuss several classic screwball comedies, exploring the genreís characteristics, historical development and its fate in contemporary culture.? ??? Lipscomb University, One University Park Drive, Nashville; www.lifelong.learning.edu patty.duggar@lipscomb.edu

Tuesday, February 9 10:30 am-11:30 am price: Free Public Affairs Specialist with the Social Security Administration, will discuss Social Security benefits and answer related questions 10:30-11:30am at the Green Hills Library. This seminar will also be held Thurs., April 8th at 6:30pm.? ? ?? ? Green Hills Library, 3701 Benham Avenue, Nashville? ; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov

Tuesday, February 9 6pm-7:30pm price: Free A First-Time Homebuyers Seminar will be 6pm-7:30pm at Green Hills Library.?? ? ?? Green Hills Library, 3701 Benham Avenue, Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov

Tuesday, February 9 Noon price: Free with gallery admission. Anne Henderson, director of education and outreach at the Frist Center will lead an informal conversation about works in the ?’Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece’ exhibit currently at the Frist. This event will begin at noon and is free with regular gallery admission.?? ? ? Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; 615-244-3340 www.fristcenter.org mail@fristcenter.org

Tuesday, February 9 to Tuesday, March 9 3pm price: $50 per class (for tickets/registration call 615-966-5733) Lipscomb University’s Lifelong Learning Program will present a five-week course on the art of letter writing, Feb 9th – March 9th, looking at various letters written from the 16th through the 20th centuries and from an assortment of correspondents, such as John and Abigail Adams. Lipscomb University, One University Park Drive, Nashville; lifelonglearning.lipscomb.edu patty.duggar@lipscomb.edu

Wednesday, February 10 7pm price: Free Author Tim Wise will examine race in America, one year after the inauguration of President Obama, 7pm at Vol State College in Gallatin. ? ? ? Vol State Auditorium in Caudill Hall, 1480 Nashville Pike?, Gallatin; 230-3570 monique.wright@volstate.edu

Wednesday, February 10 7pm price: Free Acoustical engineering expert, Dr. Floyd Toole will lecture on the state of the art of sound reproduction and auditory perception, 7pm at MTSU in the State Farm Room of the Business & Aerospace Building.? ? ? ?? State Farm Room (BAS S102)?, MTSU Business and Aerospace Building, Murfreesboro; 615 898-2029? mtsuaes.org/

Wednesday, February 10 to Wednesday, March 10 3pm price: $50 per class (for tickets/registration call 615-966-5733) Lipscomb University’s Lifelong Learning Program will present a five-week course on the Apache Indians, Feb. 10th -March 10th.? ? Lipscomb University, One University Park Drive, Nashville; www.lifelonglearning.lipscomb.edu patty.duggar@lipscomb.edu

Thursday, February 11 7pm price: Free Molecular biologist Chrys Hulbert will discuss how bats are beneficial to people & the environment, 7pm at the Radnor Lake Visitor Center. She will also discuss white nose syndrome, a newly-emergent fungal disease that has killed over 1 million bats in the northeast U.S. the last 2 yrs. ? ? ??? Radnor Lake Visitor Center, 1160 Otter Creek Road, Nashville; 665-1010

Thursday, February 11 7pm price: Free, reservations required (for tickets/registration call 862-8431) ‘Opening the Door to the Ancient Greek House,’ a lecture by Vanderbilt Professor Barbara Tsakirgis, will be 7pm at the Parthenon in Centennial Park.?? ?? ?? ? The Nashville Parthenon, Centennial Park/West End Avenue, Nashville; 615 322-2516 www.parthenon.org www.conservancyonline.com wwww.vanderbilt.edu/classics/ barbara.tsakirgis@vanderbilt.edu

Thursday, February 11 to Sunday, April 11 3pm price: $50 per class (for tickets/registration call 615-966-5733) Lipscomb University’s Lifelong Learning Program will present a five-week course on Sicilian history Feb. 11th -April 11th.? ? Lipscomb University, One University Park Drive, Nashville; www.lifelonglearning.lipscomb.edu patty.duggar@lipscomb.edu

Friday, February 12 to Friday, March 12 2:30pm price: $50 per class (for tickets/registration call 615-966-5733) Lipscomb University’s Lifelong Learning Program will present a five-week course on basic computer skills, Feb. 12th – March 12th. Topics will include e-mail, the Internet, Microsoft Word, digital cameras, scanners, and more.? ?? ?? Lipscomb University, One University Park Drive, Nashville; lifelonglearning.lipscomb.edu? patty.duggar@lipscomb.edu

Sunday, February 14 2-6pm price: $75 pre-registration required. (for tickets/registration call 615-943-3030) An afternoon of yoga, meditation, chocolate, nutrition and more for women will be 2-6pm at Frally’s Studio, 2214 Belmont Avenue. ?? Frally’s Studio, 2214 Belmont Ave, Nashville; events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2out2sw59033d70 www.thrivewholeliving.com Melissa@thrivewholeliving.com

Sunday, February 14 3pm price: Free The Franklin Civil War Roundtable will be hosting re-enactor William Radcliff, as he discusses the Experience of the African American Soldier in the Civil War, 3pm at Williamson County Public Library in Franklin, ??? Williamson County Public Library, 1314 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN; 615/790-5982

Monday, February 15 6pm-9pm price: $35 A vocal workshop focusing on pitch, volume, tempo, texture, use of silence and more will be 6pm-9pm at Tennessee Repertory Theatre studio in the Nashville Public Television Building.? Nashville Public Television Building, 161 Rains Ave, Nashville?; 615-349-3217 www.tennesseerep.org lauren@tennesseerep.org

Thursday, February 18 7pm price: Free A lecture by Dr. Christon Archer, historian on Latin America & global military will begin 7pm in the State Farm Room of the Business & Aerospace Building on the MTSU campus.? ?? ? State Farm Room, Business & Aerospace Building, MTSU Campus, Murfreesboro, TN; 615-494-7628

Friday, February 19 7-9pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call To RSVP, call (615) 340-7557) Genealogy expert and author John F. Baker Jr. will speak 7-9pm at Scarritt-Bennett Center’s Harambee Auditorium about his work in African-American & American history and his recent book, ‘The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: Stories of My Familyís Journey to Freedom’. RSVPs encouraged, but not required. ? ???? Scarritt-Bennett Center’s Harambee Auditorium, 1008 19th Ave. South, Nashville; www.scarrittbennett.org aelliot@scarrittbennett.org

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Tuesday, January 19 to Tuesday, February 23 9am-5pm price: Free The Linebaugh Public Library will conduct its annual Winter Reading Program for adults and teenagers, Jan. 19th-Feb. 26th. ? ?? ? Linebaugh Public Library, 105 W. Vine St., Murfreesboro; 615-893-4131 www.linebaugh.org

Tuesday, January 19 to Friday, February 26 9am price: Free The Smyrna Public Library will conduct its eight annual Winter Reading Program for adults and teenagers, Jan. 19th-Feb. 26th.? ?? Smyrna Public Library, 400 Enon Springs Road West?, Smyrna; 615-459-4884 www.linebaugh.org? cleplattenier@linebaugh.org

Monday, February 8 7pm price: Free Author Amy Greene will discuss & sign ‘Bloodroot’, 7pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

Tuesday, February 9 7pm price: Free Author Matt Moore will discuss & sign ‘Have Her Over for Dinner’, a guide for any man looking to impress a woman in the kitchen, 7pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

Thursday, February 11 7pm price: Free Author Beth Pattillo will discuss & sign ‘Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart’, a novel about a sensible woman who finds herself thrown into a gaggle of Jane Austin loving women looking for their Mr. Darcy , 7pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

Thursday, February 11 Noon price: Free Bestselling Author Carl Weber will read from & sign his new book, ‘Big Girls Do Cry’, noon at Nashville Public Library downtown. ? ? ? ? Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville; 615-862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov?

Friday, February 12 2pm price: Free Authors Melinda Rainey Thompson & Morgan Murphy will discuss & sign ‘I Love You, Now Hush’, a Southern slant on ‘Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus’, 2pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

Saturday, February 13 2pm price: Free Author Maria Murname will read & sign ‘Perfect on Paper’, a look at a young woman wondering if her life will ever turn out the way she thought it would or should, 2pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

Saturday, February 13 6pm price: Free Author Donna Dorian will discuss & sign ‘At Home Tennessee’, a look at 20 historic homes and their original antebellum furnishings, 6pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

Monday, February 15 7-8:30pm price: Free Eric Schlosser, author of ‘Fast Food Nation’ and co-producer of the film ‘Food, Inc.’, will speak 7-8:30pm at Belmont Heights Baptist Church.?? Belmont Heights Baptist Church?, 2100 Belmont Blvd., Nashville;

Monday, February 15 7pm price: Free Author Tracy Rapp will discuss & sign ‘Simply Southern with a Dash of Kosher Soul’, a look at Jewish life in the South with nearly 300 recipes, 7pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

Thursday, February 18 7pm price: Free Author Tracy Rapp will discuss & sign ‘No Surrender!’, a streetwise battle plan for communities to control their own destinies and win the fight against crime, 7pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

Saturday, February 20 10am price: Free Author Michael Connelly will discuss his writing career & his books, 10am at Currey Ingram Academy. There is no cost to attend, reservations required. Complete details at curreyingram.org. Currey Ingram Academy, 6544 Murray Lane, Brentwood; 615-507-3242 www.curreyingram.org

Saturday, February 20 2pm price: Free Author Louis Upkins Jr. will discuss & sign ‘Treat Me Like a Customer’, a guide to success at home as a parent and spouse, 2pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

Tuesday, February 23 7pm price: free Author Brandon Mull will sign books from his New York Times bestselling series, ‘Fablehaven’, Tues., 7pm at the Barnes & Noble on 1701 Mallory Lane in Brentwood.? ?? ?? Barnes & Noble, 1701 Mallory Lane, Brentwood;

Thursday, February 25 7pm price: Free Author J.T. Ellison will discuss & sign ‘The Cold Room’, a detective thriller, 7pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

Saturday, February 27 2pm price: Free Author Abraham Verghese will discuss & sign ‘Cutting for Stone’, a debut novel about Africa & America, fathers & sons, doctors & patients, exile & home, 7pm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281, Nashville; 615-385-2645 www.daviskidd.com

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Monday, January 11 to Monday, May 24 7-9pm, 2nd & 4th Mondays? price: Free Creative Arts Fellowship of Nashville & Kol Dodi will present breakout workshops on the nuts & bolts for creativity in music, visual art and Israeli dance, 7-9pm the 2nd & 4th Monday of each month at Calvary Baptist Church, 101 Bowling Avenue in Nashville.??? Calvary Baptist Church, 101 Bowling Avenue, Nashville; 615-426-6043 www.koldodi.org gr@koldodi.org

Tuesday, January 12 to Tuesday, March 23 12:30pm – 1:05pm price: Free ‘Tuesdays in the Chapel ñ 2010 Winter Series’ a Weekly lunchtime spiritual services featuring 35 minutes of music, scripture, prayer and preaching from a variety of preachers and faiths will be 12:30pm-1:05pm in Wightman Chapel at Scarritt-Bennett Center.? ??? Scarritt-Bennett’s Wightman Chapel, 1008 19th Ave. South, Nashville; (615) 340-7450 www.scarrittbennett.org/programs/interfaith.aspx bstinson@scarrittbennett.org

Monday, January 25 to Monday, February 22 10am-5:30pm price: $3.50 (1/2 price for seniors) The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will continue ‘Senior Mondays’, a series of events for seniors with discounted admission, parking, gallery talks and more, 10am-5:30pm Mondays. ??? Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; 744-3331 www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org

Thursday, February 11 Food starts at 6pm, Show starts at 7pm price: $5 for children, $7 in advance, $10 at door An African ‘Harambee’ event featuring a skit, fashion show, dancing, drumming and more will begin with African cuisine at 6pm followed by the show at 7pm at Vanderbilt Student Life Center.? ? ? Vanderbilt Student Life Center Ballroom, 310 25th Avenue South, Nashville; www.kasiisiproject.org www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/lwala

Thursday, February 11 to Saturday, February 13 Feb.11th-12th: 10am – 8pm; Feb. 13th: 10am-6pm price: $10 advance, $15 at door, $10 ages 65+, free ages 12-under, $30 run of show pass ? (for tickets/registration call 1-800-891-8075 or 615-352-9064) The 20th Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville will be Feb. 11th-13th, at the Nashville Convention Center. ? ? ? ? ? Nashville Convention Center, 601 Commerce St., ; 615-327-7999 antiquesandgardenshow.com antiquesgarden@cheekwood.org

Wednesday, February 10 6:30pm-7:30pm price: Free A lecture on ‘The Struggle for Women’s Equality in the Muslim World’ will be 6:30-7:30pm in Vanderbilt’s Wilson Hall, ?Room 103.? ?? Wilson Hall, Room 103?, vision-research.vanderbilt.edu/pages/vvmap.php, Nashville; 615/343-0350 www.vanderbilt.edu/dialogue

Friday, February 12 to Sunday, February 28 7pm evening shows, 2pm Sunday matinees price: $25 for dinner & show, $20 show only (for tickets/registration call 615-883-8375) Nashville Dinner Theater will present ‘Swing!’, a flashback musical to the 40’s with familiar tunes & dancing, Feb. 12th – 28th at the theater located on Donelson Pike.??? Nashville Dinner Theater, 108 Donelson Pike, Nashville; www.seniorcenterarts.org jschnelle@fiftyforward.org

Thursday, February 18 to Friday, March 12 Opening reception 4-6pm, gallery hours M-F, 10am to 4pm price: free? ‘Richness of Color and Form – The Painterís Eye’, an art exhibit exploring the medium of painting will open Feb. 13th at Vanderbilt’s Space 204 with a reception 4-6pm. The exhibit will continue through March 12th.??? ?? Space 204 at E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center, 1204 25th Avenue South at Garland, Nashville; 343-7241 http:// www.vanderbilt.edu/arts

Thursday, February 25 5:30-8:30pm price: $10 (for tickets/registration call (615) 298-5573 ext. 115) ‘Exhibiting our Heritage’ an interactive art exhibit & cultural event featuring the work of artist Greg Decker will be 5:30-8pm at Youth Connections, 1330 Foster Avenue in Nashville.? ? Youth Connections?, 1330 Foster Avenue, Nashville; www.monroeharding.org www.youthconnections.net meredithlohne@monroeharding.org